Fortinet zero-day attacks linked to suspected Chinese hackers
A suspected Chinese hacking group has been linked to a series of attacks on government organizations exploiting a Fortinet zero-day...
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Google finds 18 zero-day vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos chipsets
Project Zero, Google's zero-day bug-hunting team, discovered and reported 18 zero-day vulnerabilities in Samsung’s Exynos chipsets used in mobile devices,...
BianLian ransomware gang shifts focus to pure data extortion
The BianLian ransomware group has shifted its focus from encrypting its victims' files to only exfiltrating data found on compromised...
FakeCalls Android malware returns with new ways to hide on phones
Android malware 'FakeCalls' is circulating again in South Korea, imitating phone calls for over 20 financial organizations and attempting to...
Winter Vivern APT Group Targeting Indian, Lithuanian, Slovakian, and Vatican Officials
The advanced persistent threat known as Winter Vivern has been linked to campaigns targeting government officials in India, Lithuania, Slovakia,...
Cryptojacking Group TeamTNT Suspected of Using Decoy Miner to Conceal Data Exfiltration
The cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT is suspected to be behind a previously undiscovered strain of malware used to mine...
Chinese and Russian Hackers Using SILKLOADER Malware to Evade Detection
Threat activity clusters affiliated with the Chinese and Russian cybercriminal ecosystems have been observed using a new piece of malware...
Google Uncovers 18 Severe Security Vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos Chips
Google is calling attention to a set of severe security flaws in Samsung's Exynos chips, some of which could be...
Authorities Shut Down ChipMixer Platform Tied to Crypto Laundering Scheme
A coalition of law enforcement agencies across Europe and the U.S. announced the takedown of ChipMixer, an unlicensed cryptocurrency mixer...
What’s Wrong with Manufacturing?
In last year's edition of the Security Navigator we noted that the Manufacturing Industry appeared to be totally over-represented in...
Multiple Hacker Groups Exploit 3-Year-Old Vulnerability to Breach U.S. Federal Agency
Multiple threat actors, including a nation-state group, exploited a critical three-year-old security flaw in Progress Telerik to break into an...
CISA Issues Urgent Warning: Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on March 15 added a security vulnerability impacting Adobe ColdFusion to its...
Tick APT Targeted High-Value Customers of East Asian Data-Loss Prevention Company
A cyberespionage actor known as Tick has been attributed with high confidence to a compromise of an East Asian data-loss...
The Different Methods and Stages of Penetration Testing
The stakes could not be higher for cyber defenders. With the vast amounts of sensitive information, intellectual property, and financial...
New Cryptojacking Operation Targeting Kubernetes Clusters for Dero Mining
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the first-ever illicit cryptocurrency mining campaign used to mint Dero since the start of February 2023....
YoroTrooper Stealing Credentials and Information from Government and Energy Organizations
A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed YoroTrooper has been targeting government, energy, and international organizations across Europe as part of...
Fake ChatGPT Chrome Extension Hijacking Facebook Accounts for Malicious Advertising
A fake ChatGPT-branded Chrome browser extension has been found to come with capabilities to hijack Facebook accounts and create rogue...
Large-scale Cyber Attack Hijacks East Asian Websites for Adult Content Redirects
A widespread malicious cyber operation has hijacked thousands of websites aimed at East Asian audiences to redirect visitors to adult-themed...
How to Apply NIST Principles to SaaS in 2023
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is one of the standard-bearers in global cybersecurity. The U.S.-based institute's cybersecurity...
Warning: AI-generated YouTube Video Tutorials Spreading Infostealer Malware
Threat actors have been increasingly observed using AI-generated YouTube Videos to spread a variety of stealer malware such as Raccoon,...
Microsoft Rolls Out Patches for 80 New Security Flaws — Two Under Active Attack
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update for March 2023 is rolling out with remediations for a set of 80 security flaws, two...
Fortinet FortiOS Flaw Exploited in Targeted Cyberattacks on Government Entities
Government entities and large organizations have been targeted by an unknown threat actor by exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet...
The Prolificacy of LockBit Ransomware
Today, the LockBit ransomware is the most active and successful cybercrime organization in the world. Attributed to a Russian Threat...
Microsoft Warns of Large-Scale Use of Phishing Kits to Send Millions of Emails Daily
An open source adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing kit has found a number of takers in the cybercrime world for its ability...
